Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 136 | |
| 1978 | 134.5 | |
| 1979 | 133.4 | |
| 1980 | 132.6 | |
| 1981 | 132.2 | |
| 1982 | 132.8 | |
| 1983 | 133.5 | |
| 1984 | 134.3 | |
| 1985 | 135.1 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- Swimming World
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Carmen Bunaciu ranks #112 in Swimming
Carmen Bunaciu ranks 112th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1228th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 86, Longevity 74, Honours 78, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Swimming reference universe of 289 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1977–1986 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1977, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes european titles 2, world championship medals 2, olympic games 2, 200 m backstroke best 132.2.
Immediately ahead sits Stefano Battistelli on 78.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Crissy Ahmann-Leighton on 77.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Carmen Bunaciu GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bunaciu stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1977. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Bunaciu comparisons
Carmen Bunaciu — frequently asked
- Is Carmen Bunaciu the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Carmen Bunaciu ranks 112th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 78.2, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Carmen Bunaciu's GOAT Score?
- 78.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Carmen Bunaciu rank all time?
- 1228th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 112th within Swimming.
- Carmen Bunaciu vs Stefano Battistelli: who ranks higher?
- Carmen Bunaciu, on 78.2 against Stefano Battistelli's 78.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.